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Paper and packaging companies have been largely driven by output volume. However, this is no longer sufficient, and new business models and processes can illustrate a successful path into the future. Many organizations are aiming to design a system that better balances demand with production, focuses on profitability, and can also yield a more efficient operations and control system. This transformation requires real-time digital information and control in a digital paper and packaging enterprise.

Xeikon, innovator in digital printing technology, has made Metsä Board, Europe's leading producer of fresh forest fibre cartonboards, a member of its Aura partner network, following rigorous testing and certification of six cartonboards. The boards now recognised as certified substrates for Xeikon 3000 Series presses are Carta Allura, Carta Elega, Carta Solida, Avanta Prima, Simcote and Carta Integra.

Twenty years ago today an upstart Pratt Industries launched what was to become a revolution in the paper and packaging industry with the production of its very first reel of 100 percent recycled paper.

Cheered on by a group of pioneering engineers, operators and maintenance crews that had worked tirelessly on the construction and start up of the facility, the new machine produced its first sheet at exactly 2:36am on January 23rd, 1995.

Robert H. Chapman, Chairman and CEO, has announced that Tim Noonan has been appointed to Barry-Wehmiller's Board of Directors. Noonan is Vice President, Ventures, part of Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Ventures works with Boeing entrepreneurs to validate, accelerate and commercialize promising business ideas. He is a member of the Aspen Institute and a former United States Marine Corps officer. He holds a bachelor's degree from the United States Naval Academy and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania.

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